The Reds opened the scoring after being awarded a dubious penalty when Jeronimo was brought down by Victory goalkeeper Nathan Coe.

Victory attacker Mitch Nichols was then denied a first-half goal when, after finding the net, he was incorrectly ruled offside.

An upset Postecoglou approached the referees as they walked off the pitch and later defended his behaviour.

"All I said to them was I think they got two very major decisions wrong in a half of football, and that shouldn't happen. As simple as that," he said.

Postecoglou says he is not on a "witch hunt" against referees.

"But we want them to get the big ones (decisions) right most of the time," he said.

"I would have copped one in a half. But to take two that were absolutely stone-cold bad decisions, I think in a big game such as this, it shouldn't happen.

"They (referees) don't need to inject themselves into the contest.

"I would rather not be talking about them at all. But I'm not talking about little free kicks or throw-ins, I couldn't care less about that because I probably make more mistakes than they do.

"But get the big ones right.

"Everyone in the ground could see it wasn't a penalty.

"And I have watched this game for 40 years and I have never seen an offside given in that situation for a goal. You know the natural progression of the game, players will always be in an onside position, so it's not even a line-ball. So get them right."

Postecoglou says the poor decisions are a bad look look for what was a Friday night blockbuster on live television and attended by 16,504 spectators - a record for an A-League match in Adelaide.

"The game is growing," he said.

"I don't know what the (television) audience would have been. The whole country would have been watching.

"And at the end of the day, it may be great theatre. But when I have shaved five years off my life, I would rather not have it."